Soundproof (Deluxe Edition)

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Omar AfuniLondon, UK

Omar Afuni is a singer, songwriter & producer whose self-written, self-produced debut album 'Resurrected' was released in
January 2011 & has been downloaded over 30,000 times.The new album 'Soundproof' is OUT NOW! It features the singles 'Music Therapy' & 'Alive', plus 'Escape the Box', 'Heartbreak & Sun Rays', 'Bad', and many more! Also available in a Deluxe Edition which includes bonus tracks....more

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Spoken:
It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood
who strives valiantly; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly
so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls
who neither know victory nor defeat

Music therapy is just what you need
Music therapy is just what you need

It's dangerous when you try to ignore the symptoms
You need a diagnosis now
You need a dose of a good bass line and a kick drum
That will make you wanna stomp the ground

Surrender to the rapture, go into a state of trance
Frame freezing the moment, just let all your problems glance
Time is ticking, ticking, ticking
You can't turn it back
Time is ticking, ticking
Is your brain under attack?

The grief unspoken in your heart, don't you let it expand
It will turn to poison, swallow you up like quicksand
Time is ticking, ticking, ticking
You can't turn it back
Time is ticking, ticking, ticking
Are you on the right track?

Music therapy is just what you need
Your mind & body are a symphony
Music therapy is just what you need
To make sure they both play in harmony

From your head & through your heart, let all the sound waves crash
The beat is now your master, take this final chance to dance
Time is ticking, ticking, ticking
You can't turn it back
Time is ticking, ticking, ticking
Are you on the right track?

Verse 1:
If you're tired of regulations
If you're tired of stereotypes
If you're tired of being categorized
Escape the box (x2)

If you wanna be yourself
but they locked you in a cell
If you wanna break free
Escape the box (x2)

Pre-chorus:
Don't let anybody tell you just who you should be
Society's molds limit creativity
It's a gigantic human photocopying machine
So wash off the ink and be your own entity

Chorus:
If you wanna be different you don't need permission
They don't have to see it, just share your vision
Take a risk, take a chance, just jump the fence
Don't be a prisoner, don't be a victim
Escape the box (x4)

Verse 2:
On you they wanna put a label
Cause they're mentally unstable
No, they won't ever be able to
Escape the box (x2)

No, there ain't no rulebook
That tells you how to think or how to look
So let your mind run free
Escape the box (x2)

Pre-chorus:
Don't let anybody tell you just who you should be
Society's molds limit creativity
It's a gigantic human photocopying machine
So wash off the ink and be your own entity

Chorus:
If you wanna be different you don't need permission
They don't have to see it, just share your vision
Take a risk, take a chance, just jump the fence
Don't be a prisoner, don't be a victim
Escape the box (x4)

Bridge:
Love is my religion
To my heart I will listen
I won't make my decisions based on your inhibitions
Don't be a chicken
If they don't like you, good riddance
Don't be afraid to go the distance, let your mind run free
Baby when you see that it's them who lack security
You'll love your individuality
Escape the box (x2)

Chorus:
If you wanna be different you don't need permission
They don't have to see it, just share your vision
Take a risk, take a chance, just jump the fence
Don't be a prisoner, don't be a victim
Escape the box (x4)

Track Name: Alive

ALIVE

Verse 1:
All week been looking forward to today
Everyone's out to play
The time is now

Everybody's ready to celebrate
Make it worth the wait
No drama allowed

Bridge 1:
Music's pumping up, people piling up on the floor
The bass is hitting hard, everyone is screaming out for more

Intro:
I feel so bad
What I did wasn't right
I know I shouldn't have
I know I've been really bad
(x2)

Verse 1:
Baby please don't punish yourself
What is done is done
No, you can't change the past
So don't you cry or question why
Don't carry that burden
You don't want that pain to last

Pre-Chorus 1:
There is a reason we all make mistakes
We ain't got no halos, we ain't got no wings
We weren't meant to be perfect
Why the suffering?
So break down your barriers and start living

Chorus:
Don't feel so bad about being bad baby (x4)

Verse 2:
Just forget, no regrets
Life is way too short
To focus on what's gone and passed
Let nature take its course
No guilt and no remorse
You were meant to be human
Nothing less and nothing more

Pre-Chorus 2:
Pure happiness is not a sin
but if it were I wanna revel in it
'cause sooner or later I'm gonna stray
I was made a sinner
and I like it that way

Chorus:
Don't feel so bad about being bad baby (x4)

Bridge:
I feel so bad
It feels so good to be bad
It feels so good to be bad
It feels so natural, the way it's supposed to be
It feels so natural, it's great to be me
Let's be bad

Chorus:
Don't feel so bad about being bad baby (x4)

Track Name: Loving You

LOVING YOU

Through all of the highs and the lows
You kept me on my toes
You made me believe that life is still worth living for

You gave me gravity
You held on to me
You stood by my side, you saw something I didn't see

At the end of the day, only one truth remains

Loving you is the best thing that I have done by far
You're number one in my book, you make me feel like a star
Loving you brings life to my heart (x2)

When no one else believed
You believed in me
So selflessly, whole-heartedly you were there for me

Gave me inspiration
Fed me motivation
You push me to be the absolute best I can be

At the end of the day, only one truth remains

Loving you is the best thing that I have done by far
You're number one in my book, you make me feel like a star
Loving you brings life to my heart (x2)

Track Name: Borders

BORDERS

Verse 1:
Whenever I hear that song on the radio
I know that you and I belong
Memories flow like a glass of wine
Poured in my mind
A toast to our good times... Woah oh oh

Chorus:
This love is invincible, it goes beyond borders (Woah)
And your love gives me wings to fly, it goes beyond borders (Woah)
From London to Paris, or from Milan to LA
No matter the distance, I know that we'll be ok
cause this love is invincible, it goes beyond borders (Woah)

Verse 2:
Whenever I see your name on my cell phone
A smile is drawn upon my face
Can't wait to pick up and say "hello"
I gotta let you know just how I miss you so... Woah oh oh

Chorus:
This love is invincible, it goes beyond borders (Woah)
And your love gives me wings to fly, it goes beyond borders (Woah)
From London to Paris, or from Milan to LA
No matter the distance, I know that we'll be ok
cause this love is invincible, it goes beyond borders (Woah)

Bridge:
My loneliness is killing me in this city
I feel like I am losing my sanity
I wanna be with the ones I love, it's a pity
but the remedy is inside of me
and it comforts me to know that the miles between us
No, they can't defeat us cause...

Chorus:
This love is invincible, it goes beyond borders (Woah)
And your love gives me wings to fly, it goes beyond borders (Woah)
From London to Paris, or from Milan to LA
No matter the distance, I know that we'll be ok
cause this love is invincible, it goes beyond borders (Woah)

Track Name: Heartbreak & Sun Rays

HEARTBREAK & SUN RAYS

Verse 1:
I'm gonna melt away the heartbreak
(In the sun, the sun, the sun)
I'm gonna wash away my mistakes
(In the sun, the sun, the sun)
I'm gonna start a new beginning
(In the sun, the sun, the sun)
I'm gonna find a way to heaven
(In the sun, the sun, the sun)

Chorus:
Heartbreak and sun rays is how I spend my every waking day
I'm waiting here in the sun rays for my heart to unfreeze again
'til it beats, 'til I breathe, everyday 'til I get back on my feet
Heartbreak and sun rays is how I spend my every waking day

Verse 2:
I'm gonna piece it back together
(In the sun, the sun, the sun)
'cause I know things will get better
(In the sun, the sun, the sun)

Pre-Chorus 2:
It was good while it lasted
Wish we could go back and try it again
I loved you, but this love left me tired
Now I'm spending all my time wishing I could go rewind
The story of the love of my life

Chorus:
Heartbreak and sun rays is how I spend my every waking day
I'm waiting here in the sun rays for my heart to unfreeze again
'til it beats, 'til I breathe, everyday 'til I get back on my feet
Heartbreak and sun rays is how I spend my every waking day

Bridge:
Every waking day (x3)
Ever since you left me it's been endless winter
Wind, rain, snow, my heart's got the shivers
Now it's summertime, the weather is just so sublime
Relax all day, party in the night time
Gonna spend all my money 'til I ain't got a dime
This heartbreak's just another mountain to climb
I said I'd love you cradle to the grave
I never forget, but I always forgave
It's because my heart's always been brave
Bring on the rave now, b-bring on the rave

Chorus:
Heartbreak and sun rays is how I spend my every waking day
I'm waiting here in the sun rays for my heart to unfreeze again
'til it beats, 'til I breathe, everyday 'til I get back on my feet
Heartbreak and sun rays is how I spend my every waking day

Heartbreak and sun rays is how I spend my every waking day (x2)

Track Name: Portrait of a Lady

PORTRAIT OF A LADY

Verse 1:
Her name echoes down the street
Her shadow walks to the sound of her heartbeat
Losing love and family as desperation sinks in heavily
A moving piece of imagination, concentrated saturation
She only needs love
La la la, la la la, la la love

Chorus:
It's a portrait of a lady
She's looking way down on you
It's a portrait of a lady
You never know what she'll do
It's a portrait of a lady
She's always sitting right
It's a portrait of a lady
She's leaving tonight

Verse 2:
She doesn't do the things you like
Only travels with disguise
Suspended in her pseudonym
Whispering her silent hymn
Holding her cape like an armor
As she looks for the train on the 12th hour
She's looking for love
La la la, la la la, la la love

Chorus:
It's a portrait of a lady
She's looking way down on you
It's a portrait of a lady
You never know what she'll do
It's a portrait of a lady
She's always sitting right
It's a portrait of a lady
She's leaving tonight

Chorus:
It's a portrait of a lady
She's looking way down on you
It's a portrait of a lady
You never know what she'll do
It's a portrait of a lady
She's always sitting right
It's a portrait of a lady
She's leaving tonight

Outro:
Go on young lady, go on live your life, go on young lady (x2)

Track Name: Leave Me Alone

LEAVE ME ALONE

Verse 1:
I know a place where dreams come true
I go there everyday to be with you
I jump into a pool of my fantasies, visions, wishes, visual delicacies
Only to be waken by reality
It hits me so hard on the head, I can't comprehend

Chorus:
I wanna be left alone
Don't bother me when I'm in my comfort zone
The world's so hard to take on
When you can't find a place where you belong
I'm a freak, I'm a weirdo, call me what you like
But I know who I am and what I want from this life
I wanna be left alone
Leave me alone

Verse 2:
I ran away from all my fears
They always haunted me through all of these years
But now I'm gonna chase them all away
I'm no longer afraid from what awaits me
The future is unknown, but what I know is that I'm always gonna be
King of my destiny

Chorus:
I wanna be left alone
Don't bother me when I'm in my comfort zone
The world's so hard to take on
When you can't find a place where you belong
I'm a freak, I'm a weirdo, call me what you like
But I know who I am and what I want from this life
I wanna be left alone
Leave me alone

Spoken Word:
Every now and then I dream
I escape to a world where I am king
A world with no hatred, no limitations, no judgment and no circumstance to decide my destiny
A safe sanctuary, temporary bliss
The only difference between you and me is that I'm not afraid to dream
I will stay here until my world is no longer a fantasy

Chorus:
I wanna be left alone
Don't bother me when I'm in my comfort zone
The world's so hard to take on
When you can't find a place where you belong
I'm a freak, I'm a weirdo, call me what you like
But I know who I am and what I want from this life
I wanna be left alone
Leave me alone

I'm a freak, I'm a weirdo, call me what you like
But I know who I am and what I want from this life

Track Name: Flashing Lights

FLASHING LIGHTS

Verse 1:
Do you know that feeling when things seem to go your way?
My heart knows I own it, it's mine, no dues to pay
Been through some bad weather, but I knew things would be ok
'cause no, nothing could come between me & my destiny

Pre-Chorus:
All the stars are aligned for me tonight
All the signs are here, this is my time

Chorus:
All I see are flashing lights (snap, snap, snap, snap)
I feel like I'm on cloud 9 (snap, snap, snap, snap)
The world is only how you see it through your eyes
And all I see are flashing lights (snap, snap, snap, snap)

Verse 2:
Oh am I dreaming? Or is this really happening?
'cause I've seen this happen so many times in my head
I feel like I'm floating out of my body and looking in
I see a brand new person, the one I knew was destined to win

Pre-Chorus:
All the stars are aligned for me tonight
All the signs are here, this is my time

Chorus:
All I see are flashing lights (snap, snap, snap, snap)
I feel like I'm on cloud 9 (snap, snap, snap, snap)
The world is only how you see it through your eyes
And all I see are flashing lights (snap, snap, snap, snap)

Bridge:
When you see the world through your own eyes
Uninfluenced or stained by their lies
That's only when you will realize
that you don't have to give in or to compromise

Dare to dream and visualize what you dream
Nothing's as impossible as it seems
(x3)

Chorus:
All I see are flashing lights (snap, snap, snap, snap)
I feel like I'm on cloud 9 (snap, snap, snap, snap)
The world is only how you see it through your eyes
And all I see are flashing lights (snap, snap, snap, snap)

Track Name: Miracle

MIRACLE

Verse 1:
Sometimes you got no choice but to roll with the punches
You just have to stand your ground
But like a phoenix that is rising from its ashes
Your inner strength will be found

Pre-Chorus:
So one day when you're down
and there's no one around
You will have to rebound
'cause the only way to go is up
Just say your goodbyes
To all those terrible times
Always keep your head high
Until you make it to the top

Chorus:
You're unstoppable, invincible, just like a miracle
Indescribable, powerful, just like a miracle
(x2)

Verse 2:
It's easy for you to lose sight of who you are
When you're under all this rubble
It's hard to move on when you're reminded by your scars
That everyday's a waiting battle

Don't always wait for a door you knocked on to open
Sometimes you gotta break it down
You must believe you have the power to split oceans
I know you can make your way out

Pre-Chorus:
So one day when you're down
and there's no one around
You will have to rebound
'cause the only way to go is up
Just say your goodbyes
To all those terrible times
Always keep your head high
Until you make it to the top

Chorus:
You're unstoppable, invincible, just like a miracle
Indescribable, powerful, just like a miracle
(x2)

Bridge:
I know the path to heaven is hard
But you gotta have some faith in your heart
If you don't know just where to start
Begin your own journey and just do your part

I know it's tough and I've been where you are
But nothing has stopped me, I'm still going strong
You must love yourself just enough to try
You owe it to yourself to realize
You're a miracle

Chorus:
You're unstoppable, invincible, just like a miracle
Indescribable, powerful, just like a miracle
(x2)
I know, I know, I know you can be (just like a miracle) (x2)

Track Name: Apprecihation

APPRECIHATION

Spoken:
Apprecihation (noun): the recognition and enjoyment of someone's good qualities, and hating them for having these qualities

Pre-Chorus 1:
You don't hesitate or even wait
to think twice before you hate
It takes a lot of strength of love
but you've got none to donate
You got an ego that needs to deflate
Your empty words don't frustrate me or phase me
'cause in reality they don't equate or rate me
So go ahead, you can go and hate
'cause deep down inside you appreciate me

Hook:
Apprecihate hate
Apprecihate hate hate
(x4)

Verse 2:
Look at you, you're a mess
By your lies, you're possessed
What makes you think you're hot?
Give it all that you got

Pre-chorus 2:
You're quick & extremely efficient
at judging others, you don't waste a second
In your eyes, do you think you're decent?
Think again, judge yourself, and stop your pretense
Your mouth is a cannon shooting grenades
Your heart is past its expiry date
Dying to get yourself attention
'cause no one gives a s**t
You just crave a mention
So go ahead, you can go on and hate
'cause deep down inside you appreciate me

Hook:
Apprecihate hate
Apprecihate hate hate
(x4)

Bridge:
Baby, baby, baby
I think you need to step on the brakes
'cause all you do with your time is hate
on everyone you secretly appreciate
(Woah, woah, woah)
Baby, baby, baby
The more you try, the more I pray
that you can love yourself one day
but until then I appreciate your apprecihation

Verse 1:
I love the way you look at me
when I hold your hand
I understand, I read your mind
without saying a word
This might seem like silence to them
but there's so much being said
Just like branches of a tree
We're both connected

Pre-chorus 1:
In love with you I fell so deep
From the highest height you just dropped me

Chorus:
You made me fall so hard
but I'm not shattered to pieces
It's a brand new feeling
that I'm feeling here tonight
Cool, calm, collected
is my beating heart
It's not torn apart, I'm still breathing

Hook:
I'm still still breathing (x3)

Verse 2:
When it comes to love
I know that I'm no expert
but one thing that I have truly learned
is that love hurts
With you, it's different
it's become my only comfort
It came so easily
without the slightest effort

Pre-chorus 2:
To my heart's lock you found the key
In the most complex maze you found me

Chorus:
You made me fall so hard
but I'm not shattered to pieces
It's a brand new feeling
that I'm feeling here tonight
Cool, calm, collected
is my beating heart
It's not torn apart, I'm still breathing

Bridge:
Love has killed me so many times before
Drowning me in pain, struggling for the shore
Always a disease, but now a cure
My heart's no longer sore
and my faith is now restored

In love with you I fell so deep

Chorus:
You made me fall so hard
but I'm not shattered to pieces
It's a brand new feeling
that I'm feeling here tonight
Cool, calm, collected
is my beating heart
It's not torn apart, I'm still breathing

Hook:
I'm still still breathing (x3)

In love with you I fell so deep

Track Name: Super Trouper

SUPER TROUPER

Verse 1:
You can tie me up
You can lock me up
But you can never control me

And I won't ever stop
No, I won't ever stop
Trying to chase my own destiny

Because I believe
Yes, I believe
that there will be a better day for me

Chorus:
You can try to tear me down
You can take away my God-given freedom
But I've got no choice, it's not in my hands
No, you don't understand (No, you don't understand)
To keep on fighting is in my nature
Let me make it more clear
Let me paint a picture
I've got a spirit made of titanium
I'm a super trouper, this is my anthem

Verse 2:
This is not the end
No, it can't be the end
This is just the beginning

And I won't pretend
and I can't pretend
that my faith hasn't been shaken

There have been times I thought I couldn't survive
I didn't know if I had the strength

But I've worked so hard & I've come a long way
to give up on myself today

Chorus:
You can try to tear me down
You can take away my God-given freedom
But I've got no choice, it's not in my hands
No, you don't understand (No, you don't understand)
To keep on fighting is in my nature
Let me make it more clear
Let me paint a picture
I've got a spirit made of titanium
I'm a super trouper, this is my anthem

Bridge:
I don't care if I'm 25
It's never too late to start living my life
I have no control over where I was born
or why I belong to my so-called "home"
Surprise, surprise! I never fit in
I always felt like an alien
So long, so long to discrimination
I deserve a big break and standing ovations
I got the talent to back it up, and ambition & consistency to take me up
I'm not big headed, I'm sick of being denied of my right to try

Chorus:
You can try to tear me down
You can take away my God-given freedom
But I've got no choice, it's not in my hands
No, you don't understand (No, you don't understand)
To keep on fighting is in my nature
Let me make it more clear
Let me paint a picture
I've got a spirit made of titanium
I'm a super trouper, this is my anthem